Recognised as Colour

#C9C3CC

#C9C3CC
Violet
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C9C3CC is a violet with RGB values 201, 195, 204 and HSL 280°, 8%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C9C3CC#C9C3CC

HEX#C9C3CC

RGBrgb(201, 195, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7647, 0.8

RGB percentages78.8%, 76.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(280, 8.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 4.4%, 80%)

CMYK1.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,222,860

CSS custom property--colour: #C9C3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#363C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9C4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.6 Light grey · ΔE 7.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8 Thistle · ΔE 11 Dark grey · ΔE 11.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6CCC3

Analogous#C4C3CC, #CCC3CB

Triadic#CCC9C3, #C3CCC9

Split complementary#CBCCC3, #C3CCC4

Tetradic#CCC4C3, #C6CCC3, #C3CBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFAFB

Lighter +10%#E2DFE3

Darker −10%#B0A7B5

Darker −20%#978C9D

Darker −30%#7E7185

Darker −40%#645A69

More saturated +25%#CEB5DA

Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R201

G195

B204

Red201 (78.8%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)8.11%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G C3 · B CC

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Harmonies

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C9C3CC (chemical formula)

Formula
168.154 g/mol
14 atoms

C9C3CC has a molar mass of 168.154 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 1 element: 14 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass168.154 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.7922629 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.5813247 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 14)168.154 g/mol, 100%

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